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Originally Posted by ap5512
I'm in the same boat about having a Mac desktop at home. If I understand correctly, Parallels just let you switch over to windows without rebooting? Also, you still need to have your own copy of Windows too? Thanks.
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Yes, it's basically a virtual machine for OS X. Parallels lets you operate Windows in 2 modes - where Windows operates its programs as individual windows in OS X (it'd be like each program is a little app is probably the best way to describe it), or you can go full-screen Windows desktop mode (what I use).
And yes, you need to provide your own valid copy of Windows. I used a college program back when I was an undergraduate - many colleges have a deal with Microsoft to offer the OS for very cheap (< $20).